First Looks category archive
Stray Question 0
Does this headline make you think of anyone in the news?
The Republican Health Scare Proposal 0
Farron looks at the Republican plan to make health care even more expensive for those who can least afford it.
The United States made a terrible decision when it chose to put profit-making insurance companies in charge of health care. They value the profiting over the insuring any day of the week and twice on Sundays.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
Sporadic Bloggery 0
Things to do.
Extra-Special Bonus QOTD 0
Bob Cesca, commenting on how some right-wing commentators have delighted at the suffering inflicted by the Trump maladministraton’s attacks on Venezuelan fishing boats:
That’s the danger of populism–you’re so easily driven by reflecting the whim of the mob.
All the News that Fits 0
David points out that facts are not opinions, despite what Fox News seems to want us to believe.
DOGE Bull 0
Elon Musk’s DOGE is no more.
This is likely its most effective contribution to improving government efficiency since its de inception.
Recommended Listening 0
Kimberley Johnson’s interview with Jared Yates Sexton.
Methinks Sexton makes some really good points about today’s dystopian politics.
(Okay, yeah, so I’m behind on some of my podcast listening.)
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
Republican Family Values, Reprise 0
Keith Raffel comments on the mean for the sake of mean. A snippet:
I’m not certain why the senator would be shocked. When it comes to Trump’s political tactics, heartlessness is not a bug — it’s a feature.
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The Trumpled Enemies List 0
Michael in Norfolk explains how to make the cut:
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